BN3 5AA postcode in Brighton and Hove, England

BN3 5AA is a postcode in Brighton and Hove, in the Westbourne & Poets' Corner ward. It is in the Hove and Portslade parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Brighton and Hove: 87% Typical price £547,000 Homes sold in BN3 5, last 12 months. ▼ 3.2% on the year before Nearest station Aldrington 200 m in a straight line

Where BN3 5AA is, and what is near it

Map of BN3 5AA and what is near it Map of BN3 5AA: its centre point, with the 181 other postcodes in the BN3 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BN3 5AB: also in BN3 5BN3 5AD: also in BN3 5BN3 5AE: also in BN3 5BN3 5AF: also in BN3 5BN3 5AG: also in BN3 5BN3 5AH: also in BN3 5BN3 5AJ: also in BN3 5BN3 5AT: also in BN3 5BN3 5AX: also in BN3 5BN3 5AY: also in BN3 5BN3 5BA: also in BN3 5BN3 5BB: also in BN3 5BN3 5BD: also in BN3 5BN3 5BE: also in BN3 5BN3 5BF: also in BN3 5BN3 5BG: also in BN3 5BN3 5BH: also in BN3 5BN3 5BJ: also in BN3 5BN3 5BL: also in BN3 5BN3 5BN: also in BN3 5BN3 5BP: also in BN3 5BN3 5BQ: also in BN3 5BN3 5BT: also in BN3 5BN3 5BU: also in BN3 5BN3 5DA: also in BN3 5BN3 5DB: also in BN3 5BN3 5DD: also in BN3 5BN3 5DE: also in BN3 5BN3 5DF: also in BN3 5BN3 5DG: also in BN3 5BN3 5DH: also in BN3 5BN3 5DJ: also in BN3 5BN3 5DL: also in BN3 5BN3 5DN: also in BN3 5BN3 5DP: also in BN3 5BN3 5DQ: also in BN3 5BN3 5DR: also in BN3 5BN3 5DY: also in BN3 5BN3 5EA: also in BN3 5BN3 5EU: also in BN3 5BN3 5EW: also in BN3 5BN3 5EX: also in BN3 5BN3 5EY: also in BN3 5BN3 5EZ: also in BN3 5BN3 5FA: also in BN3 5BN3 5FB: also in BN3 5BN3 5FD: also in BN3 5BN3 5FE: also in BN3 5BN3 5FF: also in BN3 5BN3 5FG: also in BN3 5BN3 5FH: also in BN3 5BN3 5FJ: also in BN3 5BN3 5FL: also in BN3 5BN3 5FN: also in BN3 5BN3 5FP: also in BN3 5BN3 5FQ: also in BN3 5BN3 5FR: also in BN3 5BN3 5FS: also in BN3 5BN3 5FT: also in BN3 5BN3 5GA: also in BN3 5BN3 5GB: also in BN3 5BN3 5GD: also in BN3 5BN3 5GF: also in BN3 5BN3 5GG: also in BN3 5BN3 5HA: also in BN3 5BN3 5HB: also in BN3 5BN3 5HD: also in BN3 5BN3 5HE: also in BN3 5BN3 5HF: also in BN3 5BN3 5HG: also in BN3 5BN3 5HH: also in BN3 5BN3 5HJ: also in BN3 5BN3 5HL: also in BN3 5BN3 5HN: also in BN3 5BN3 5HP: also in BN3 5BN3 5HQ: also in BN3 5BN3 5HR: also in BN3 5BN3 5HS: also in BN3 5BN3 5HT: also in BN3 5BN3 5HU: also in BN3 5BN3 5HW: also in BN3 5BN3 5HX: also in BN3 5BN3 5HY: also in BN3 5BN3 5HZ: also in BN3 5BN3 5JA: also in BN3 5BN3 5JD: also in BN3 5BN3 5LA: also in BN3 5BN3 5LB: also in BN3 5BN3 5LD: also in BN3 5BN3 5LE: also in BN3 5BN3 5LF: also in BN3 5BN3 5LG: also in BN3 5BN3 5LH: also in BN3 5BN3 5LJ: also in BN3 5BN3 5LL: also in BN3 5BN3 5LN: also in BN3 5BN3 5LP: also in BN3 5BN3 5LS: also in BN3 5BN3 5LT: also in BN3 5BN3 5LX: also in BN3 5BN3 5LY: also in BN3 5BN3 5LZ: also in BN3 5BN3 5NA: also in BN3 5BN3 5NB: also in BN3 5BN3 5ND: also in BN3 5BN3 5NE: also in BN3 5BN3 5NF: also in BN3 5BN3 5NG: also in BN3 5BN3 5NL: also in BN3 5BN3 5NN: also in BN3 5BN3 5NP: also in BN3 5BN3 5NQ: also in BN3 5BN3 5NR: also in BN3 5BN3 5NS: also in BN3 5BN3 5NT: also in BN3 5BN3 5NU: also in BN3 5BN3 5NW: also in BN3 5BN3 5NY: also in BN3 5BN3 5PA: also in BN3 5BN3 5PB: also in BN3 5BN3 5PD: also in BN3 5BN3 5PE: also in BN3 5BN3 5PF: also in BN3 5BN3 5PG: also in BN3 5BN3 5PH: also in BN3 5BN3 5PJ: also in BN3 5BN3 5PL: also in BN3 5BN3 5PN: also in BN3 5BN3 5PP: also in BN3 5BN3 5PQ: also in BN3 5BN3 5QA: also in BN3 5BN3 5QB: also in BN3 5BN3 5QD: also in BN3 5BN3 5QE: also in BN3 5BN3 5QF: also in BN3 5BN3 5QG: also in BN3 5BN3 5QH: also in BN3 5BN3 5QJ: also in BN3 5BN3 5QL: also in BN3 5BN3 5QN: also in BN3 5BN3 5QP: also in BN3 5BN3 5QQ: also in BN3 5BN3 5QR: also in BN3 5BN3 5QS: also in BN3 5BN3 5QT: also in BN3 5BN3 5QU: also in BN3 5BN3 5QY: also in BN3 5BN3 5RA: also in BN3 5BN3 5RB: also in BN3 5BN3 5RD: also in BN3 5BN3 5RE: also in BN3 5BN3 5RF: also in BN3 5BN3 5RG: also in BN3 5BN3 5RH: also in BN3 5BN3 5RJ: also in BN3 5BN3 5RL: also in BN3 5BN3 5RY: also in BN3 5BN3 5UD: also in BN3 5BN3 5WS: also in BN3 5 Hove Medical Centre 1.5 kmWestbourne & Poets' Corner BN3 5AA Map of BN3 5AA and what is near it Map of BN3 5AA: its centre point, with the 181 other postcodes in the BN3 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Trinity Medical Centre 800 mWestbourne & Poets' Corner BN3 5AA
  • BN3 5AA
  • Other postcodes in BN3 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8351, longitude -0.1819)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BN3 5AA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BN3 5AA?

Every home and business at BN3 5AA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Brighton and Hove: 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Brighton and Hove: 98%

The line marks the figure across Brighton and Hove.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BN3 5AA?

BinDayBuddy does not read Brighton and Hove City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Brighton and Hove City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BN3 5AA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BN3 5AA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Brighton and Hove

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BN3 5AA: 5,156 properties in Brighton and Hove are at high risk (3.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Brighton and Hove

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BN3 5AA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BN3 5AA?

Homes in BN3 5 sold for a typical £547,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 152 sales, down 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£547,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£565,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,070,000 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £882,500 16 sales
  • Terraced £599,128 76 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £310,500 50 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BN3 district: a typical £445,000 from 992 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BN3 5AA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BN3 5AA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 9 February 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BN3 5AA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around BN3 5AA. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (88%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BN3 5AA

Band D in Brighton and Hove for 2026‑27: £2,581. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,720 (band A) to £3,154 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,294.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (20%)£1,720
Band Babout 180 (22%)£2,007
Band Cabout 440 (54%)£2,294
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,581
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,154
Band Fwithheld£3,727
Band Gfewer than 5£4,301
Band Hfewer than 5£5,161

When the homes were built

  1. 88% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Brighton and Hove before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BN3 5AA is in (ONS area E01016991), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BN3 5AA?

The nearest open schools to BN3 5AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN3 5AA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BN3 5AA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN3 5AA is Aldrington Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Aldrington Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Hove Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Westbourne Street, 243 m away.

More stations near BN3 5AA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BN3 5AA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN3 5AA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BN3 5AA?

2 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BN3 5AA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • NexT Charging point · 3 chargers 850 mWalk
  • EVlink Charging point · 1 charger 850 mWalk
  • Blink Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 11 kW 1.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BN3 5AA?

The nearest to the centre of BN3 5AA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BN3 5AA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BN3 5AA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN3 5AA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BN3 5AA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN3 5AA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BN3 5AA?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN3 5AA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BN3 5AA in a conservation area?

The centre of BN3 5AA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BN3 5AA?

Police.uk records 490 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN3 5AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences131 reports
Anti-social behaviour116 reports
Public order55 reports
Shoplifting54 reports
Other theft43 reports
Criminal damage and arson28 reports

Also: vehicle crime 14, bicycle theft 12, burglary 10, drugs 9, robbery 6, other crime 6, possession of weapons 5, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BN3 5AA

Ward
Westbourne & Poets' Corner
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Brighton and Hove
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BN3 5BQ40 mBN3 5BD60 mBN3 5FD70 mBN3 5FB80 mBN3 5FE90 mBN3 5EZ100 m
All of BN3

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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